ILLUSTRATION
Three things have conspired to make me the artist I am today:
1) The joy of creation.
2) Clients with deadlines.
3) The threat of starvation.
There is nothing in the world that teaches you
how to draw like being a freelance illustrator.
I’ve done it for nearly 50 years.
Here’s how the business works:
Ring-a-ling-a-ling.
(Old fashioned phone ring)
“Hello, this is Dan.”
“Uh wha-wa wah WAHwuh, uh wuhhh ?”
(That’s an ad agency asking me if I can
illustrate a particular THING
in a particular MEDIUM
and a specific STYLE —
often one that I’ve never tried before.)
“Sure, I can do that.”
(The answer was always “Yes!” )
“How much? No problem!
By tomorrow? You bet!
Okay, Bye.”
Click.
Up most of the night. New technique mastered, job delivered.
On time.
Although most of what I do these days goes under the heading of
“fine art” , I still do some illustration from time to time.
Here is some of the work I have done over the years in various categories —
Pen & Ink
Illustrations
(67)
Oil Painting
Illustrations
(11)
Airbrush
Illustrations
(10)
Charcoal
and Graphite
(26)
Comps and
Storyboards
(85)
Architectural
Renderings
(12)
Type Design
& Calligraphy
(42)
Pen & Ink Cartoons
(152)
Kidsville News
Covers
(32)
CF Payne-Style &
Mixed Media Illus.
(9)
Street
Painting
(10)
Theater & Studio
Set Design
(36)
And finally— just for fun—
Click either of these images
to see what an artist might do . . .
with family . . .
at Christmas . . .
for over 50 years.
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